Are you glad that Roy Keane is back? and all about him being back

[James]

yes
welcome back keano

[Gary]

Whats RMK?????

Oh, and NO by the way (well, not really)

[carnstien]

I cant believe all this negativity.

Our best player, the man who carried us to the 2002 WC and is still without a doubt one of the best midfield players in the world will be playing for us again.

I am overjoyed, this will make our weak midfield infinatly stronger and will be great news for young players like Miller and Andy Reid.

[carnstien]

Couldn't do it, I'm afraid. I stand by my principles, inasmuch as however "RMK" (thanks Davros for the neutral-sounding epithet) enhances the team, and I've no doubt he will, I'd rather eleven one-footed Kevin Kilbanes played for Ireland. At least you'd always know that, however limited the talent, you had eleven men ready to sweat blood for their country.

PP

Have you ever even watched an Ireland match in which Keane has played? In competitive matches when it really counts, no player has EVER given more for his country than Roy Keane, questioning the mans commitment is a joke and if you would rather have eleven Kevin Kilbanes you neither know anything about football, nor do you actually care if the team wins, and in football all that matters is winning, Kevin Kilbane might try hard but at the end of the day he is a looser, Keane is a winner!

[Plastic Paddy]

I cant believe all this negativity.

Our best player, the man who carried us to the 2002 WC and is still without a doubt one of the best midfield players in the world will be playing for us again.

I am overjoyed, this will make our weak midfield infinatly stronger and will be great news for young players like Miller and Andy Reid.

It's not negativity, it's anger at the way we're constantly subjugated by what RMK wants. Don't you feel even slightly aggrieved about the way that, in spite of his efforts in the shirt, he's treated the management and the fans? Tehran? Saipan? Scotland? Remember them?

I don't take issue with the footballing points you make, but how you expect people not to react with anger, well, that's another story altogether...

PP

[lopez]

Walk out? WRONG.
He was sent home.

He was itching to get home two days prior. To the dog I believe but that's enough about Ferguson

Lied about health? WRONG.
He clearly had an injury which needed surgury.

Oh yes the greatest medical comeback since that c*nt from Guinness got cured of Alzheimers.

Apology? WRONG
McCarthy is no longer manager and is unlikely to apologiise for sending Roy
home.

His hip (flask) and the cojones he gave Kerr were post McCarthy.

The rest of your post is also wrong and abusive...

It was abusive because you started threatening to punch people who might boo Judas. I'm not going to boo him, but what do you expect. All of us to give him a hero's welcome. He's a washed up pr*ck of a player, not Adolf f*cking Hitler.

...isn't it a little early for you to be ****ed out of your brain? Probably not I assume you have drank your breakfast.

F*ck me, this bloke knows a lot about me. Is he in MI5?

[carnstien]

It's not negativity, it's anger at the way we're constantly subjugated by what RMK wants. Don't you feel even slightly aggrieved about the way that, in spite of his efforts in the shirt, he's treated the management and the fans? Tehran? Saipan? Scotland? Remember them?

I don't take issue with the footballing points you make, but how you expect people not to react with anger, well, that's another story altogether...

PP

Well some people would consider what he did in Saipan to be right, I'm not exactly sure what you are getting at with scotland though.

[Plastic Paddy]

Well some people would consider what he did in Saipan to be right

And screwing up our World Cup into the bargain? I'm assuming these people you refer to would be from Germany. Or Cork.

I'm not exactly sure what you are getting at with scotland though.

Despite an earlier agreement to release the statement confirming his "retirement" until after Kerr had named the side for his first fixture in charge (against Scotland, hence my comment), RMK wisely decided to trump Kerr and the Ireland team and tell the world, thereby casting a long shadow over Irish team affairs. Again.

PP

[Plastic Paddy]

Have you ever even watched an Ireland match in which Keane has played? In competitive matches when it really counts, no player has EVER given more for his country than Roy Keane, questioning the mans commitment is a joke and if you would rather have eleven Kevin Kilbanes you neither know anything about football, nor do you actually care if the team wins, and in football all that matters is winning, Kevin Kilbane might try hard but at the end of the day he is a looser, Keane is a winner!

1. "Loser" has but one "o".

2. I've been watching Ireland since 1980-odd. So yes, I have. And I'd say Paul McGrath, for one, has given more for the cause.

3. I have a FA preliminary coaching badge, gained in 1989. So I'm actually qualified to talk football. Unlike your good self, I'm guessing.

4. As I've said elsewhere, "principles" appears before "prostitution" in the dictionary. And I've learned enough over the years in playing and coaching to know that the manner in which one takes part is always, always more important than whether the victory is won. As in life. Maybe when you're older, you'll find this out for yourself.

PP

[lopez]

Well some people would consider what he did in Saipan to be right.

If you mean that by bringing to a head a form of industrial action in order to get proper training facilities, hotels, etc., etc., then yes. But as Conor74 says this was not the case. It was a cop out.

I'm going to let that slide because it was posted in response to lopez, who posted before my warning. Do it again and you're dust.

With respect DH, this subject makes a lot of people who normally post sense lose the plot, be it me or someone like tricky. I'd personally hate to see someone booted off this site over this subject. Unlike Celtic, it DOES have to do with the Ireland national team. As I posted on another thread about the same thing, all this sh*t has done is set people at each others' throats on here.

[Jon'o]

prehaps it was roy's turn at being ventriloquist today, wonder what alex will say when he finds roy had his hand up his @rse pulling the strings

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...nd/3623867.stm

'I would say it is a very good decision for Roy - and I support it 100%."

well done roy his lips moved in time with what he was saying

dean kileys veiw

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...nd/3623649.stm


and to quote a classic lopez line

ITV News (22:30) tonight. STOP. R** K**** wants to be back in the team. STOP. Kerr must call him first though. STOP My two cents? STOP F*ck Off yer Judas l*nger! STOP.

amen

[brendy_éire]

No. There's 2 and three quarter million other men more deserving of a place on the Irish team than him.

[Footie_Fan]

Who saw primetime? Funniest one ever!

There was Dunphy, some scruff from the "Irish Supporters Association" and Peter Byrne (washed up journalist) who looked like he was attending a funeral.

The scruffy guy said that we should have a referendum on the issue and that it was dangerous situation and that civil war was ready to break out (said this at least three times)

Byrne just waffled on about playing for the shirt or something.

Eventually after listening to the rubbish Dunphy snapped and asked the question that as on everyones lips "Where did you get these two guys from?"

Then the scruffy guy started clenching his fist and punching his hand at which point they cut it.

I'm still laughing!

[Footie_Fan]

No. There's 2 and three quarter million other men more deserving of a place on the Irish team than him.

Can you quote a source on that piece of information.

[Slash/ED]

If the players are happy about it and it doesn't upset team spirit then he should enhance the team then yeah, I'm happy about it.

[ccfc till i die]

Yes, dear god almighty yes

[brendy_éire]

Can you quote a source on that piece of information.

It's the population of Ireland, halved.

If ye want me to be pedantic about it:

1,946,164 in the south (2002) + 821,449 in the north (2001) = 2,767,613 men more deserving of a place on the Irish team than Roy Keane.

http://www.cso.ie/principalstats/pristat2.html
http://www.nisra.gov.uk/census/start.html

[Footie_Fan]

It's the population of Ireland, halved.

If ye want me to be pedantic about it:

1,946,164 in the south (2002) + 821,449 in the north (2001) = 2,767,613 men more deserving of a place on the Irish team than Roy Keane.

http://www.cso.ie/principalstats/pristat2.html
http://www.nisra.gov.uk/census/start.html

Well by your logic shouldn't it be 2,767,612.

[dahamsta]

With respect DH, this subject makes a lot of people who normally post sense lose the plot, be it me or someone like tricky. I'd personally hate to see someone booted off this site over this subject.

Someone tried that excuse on Boards.ie earlier today and they were laughed at by the admins. I didn't think someone'd try and use it twice in the one day.

Football is a game. If anyone makes more of it and starts in with the personal attacks again, like I said, they'll be banned.

No appeals. No comebacks. Banned. Permanantly.

adam

[brendy_éire]

Well by your logic shouldn't it be 2,767,612.

No, the traitor is in England now, don't ye know.